• "GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test Finds 38 Million American Drivers May Be Unfit for Roads." Auto Insurance Quotes - Car Insurance Quotes, RV, Homeowners, & Motorcycle Insurance Rates | GMAC Insurance. Web. 05 Apr. 2011. <http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/PressRelease.asp>.
  This site has statistics on the drivers test and defines the difficulty of the test and how it relates to the people who have to take it. It goes over how many people that may own a drivers licence does not mean that they should be on the road.

Facts

1. Today, the 2011 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test results revealed that 1 in 5 drivers on the road today cannot meet the basic requirements to get a driver's license
2. 36.9 million American drivers - roughly 18 percent - would not pass the written drivers test if taken today.
3. Kansas continued their reign in first place (82.9 percent average score)
4. New York was bumped from last by Washington, D.C. (71.8 percent average score).
5. The average score of all drivers increased from 76.2 percent in 2010 to 77.9 percent
6. Eighty-five percent could not identify the correct action to take when approaching a steady yellow traffic light, and only a quarter were aware of safe following distances.
7. The seventh annual survey polled 5,130 licensed drivers ages 16-65, from 50 states and the District of Columbia.
8. The 2011 test gauged driver knowledge by administering 20 questions taken from state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) exams.
9. TNS, the world's largest custom research agency.
10. 1 in 4 women failed the test
11. 27.2 percent versus 13.6 percent for male, failed the test
12. Overall, males out-performed females with an average score of 80.2 percent versus 74.1 percent for females.
13. Midwest is best driving region with average scoring at 77.5 percent.
14. Oldest drivers tested, ages 60-65, continued to have the highest average test scores at 80.3 percent.
15. 1 of 3 (34 percent) of all drivers in New York and Washington, D.C. failed the test.